Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 63651
Western Sahara: Water Abstraction
Tabled: 30 June 2025
Answered: 9 July 2025
Question
Kim Johnson
Labour — Liverpool Riverside
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Moroccan counterpart on the potential impact of draining the aquifer under Dhakla, Western Sahara on the production by Moroccan compan
Answer
Mr Hamish FalconerNo such discussions have taken place. It is for companies to take their own decisions on whether to do business in Western Sahara, as elsewhere.